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THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
December 6, 2007
HUMAN RIGHTS DAY, BILL OF RIGHTS DAY,
AND HUMAN RIGHTS WEEK, 2007
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA
A PROCLAMATION
Americans value deeply our ability to speak,
assemble, and worship freely. As a Nation, we can help freedom-loving
people everywhere build a world in which these rights are
honored and respected. During Human Rights Day, Bill of
Rights Day, and Human Rights Week, we celebrate the freedoms
guaranteed to all Americans and protected in our Constitution's
Bill of Rights.
Many of these fundamental freedoms are still
denied to people in countries around the world. The United
States continues to stand with those who work to build democracy
and secure the blessings of liberty. Individuals are struggling
to create free societies in Cuba, Belarus, and Syria. And
the day will come when they, and the citizens of other lands
such as North Korea, Iran, Zimbabwe, and Sudan, will no
longer be restricted from practicing their faith, voicing
their opinions, and enjoying the many blessings of freedom.
Freedom and dignity are God's gifts, and
during Human Rights Day, Bill of Rights Day, and Human Rights
Week, we look forward with confidence to the eventual triumph
of human rights for all mankind.
NOW, THEREFORE, I , GEORGE W. BUSH, President
of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority
vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United
States, do hereby proclaim December 10, 2007, as Human Rights
Day; December 15, 2007, as Bill of Rights Day; and the week
beginning December 10, 2007, as Human Rights Week. I call
upon the people of the United States to mark these observances
with appropriate ceremonies and activities.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set
my hand this sixth day of December, in the year of our Lord
two thousand seven, and of the Independence of the United
States of America the two hundred and thirty-second.
GEORGE W. BUSH
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